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Anderson, Wynn

Nicolletia edwardsii

Nicolletia edwardsii A. Gray

Edwards' Hole-in-the-sand Plant

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: NIED

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This species has a odor generally described as unpleasant.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate , Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Pinnate
Leaf Margin: Laciniate
Inflorescence: Head
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: Lowermost leaves opposite, but most of them alternate. (Bibref 293).
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Flowering in late summer and fall following rains. (Webref 3). Ray flowers about 8, pistillate, fertile, pink or lavender-pink or nearly white with red-purple nerves, 3-toothed terminally; disc flower about 25 or 30 perfect, fertile, the yellowish corolla 5-toothed. (Bibref 293).

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Distribution: Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, San Luis Potos� and Zacatecas. (Webref 3).
Native Habitat: Sandy, often calcareous or gypseous soils of fans, flats, or playas in desert scrub; 800�1700 m. (Webref 3).

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil pH: Alkaline (pH>7.2)
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Drought Tolerance: High
Heat Tolerant: yes

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Nicolletia edwardsii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Nicolletia edwardsii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Nicolletia edwardsii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-06-10
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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